Passover

God’s choice to raise the poor and needy from the dust to sit with royalty does not mean He does not do the same for the wealthy. In light of the entire witness of Scripture, we understand that the poor ...Read More

The importance of the Passover to the life of the old covenant people of
God should clue us in on the centrality of the new covenant sacraments
to the Christian life. These ordinances are not to be neglected but are ...Read More

Though not himself a Christian, Lord Alfred Tennyson captures the
pervasiveness of sin in his poem “The Holy Grail”: “In me lived a sin / So
strange, of such a kind, that all of pure, / Noble and knightly in me twined ...Read More

Jesus says that His blood is poured out for “many,” not for “all” (Matt. 26:28). His death is not effectual for all people who have ever lived; Christ’s death is effectual only for His people, securing eternal salvation ...Read More

Calvin reminds us to “always place before our minds the providence of God, which Judas himself, and all wicked men — though it be contrary to their wish, and though they have another end in view — are compelled to obey.” The ...Read More

Some preachers and scholars have long portrayed Jesus as a helpless victim of events, one who is caught off-guard by His arrest and crucifixion. Today’s passage, among many others, indicates that this view is mistaken. Our Savior’s death ...Read More

The wrath of men is only temporary, but the wrath of God is eternal. Therefore, we should not be afraid to face the wrath of men. At times, however, we are more afraid of men than we are of God ...Read More